The flexibility, reliability, and efficiency of the Atlas Copco QAC 1100 TwinPower, which is essentially two QAC generators housed side-by-side in a 20-foot container, prompted a mine to order a second unit from Brutes Air Solutions in March 2023 for their coal plant in Mpumalanga.
Managing Director Christo Bruwer, explains that following a site evaluation by the Brutes Air team at the coal plant, calculations showed that this particular generator was the best option for the customer. The unit was delivered three weeks after the customer’s order was received.
The new generator has “enabled us to basically double the power, packaging up to 1 MW of predictable power on a single platform,” notes Phillip du Plessis, the business development manager at Power Technique.
The unit can be used as a base load machine or as two independent 500 kVA generators, with fuel-saving as the main benefit. Moreover, the company says that the weatherproof container, which also boasts a compact footprint, can be placed wherever it's needed on a plant site.
Power Technique provided training to its distributor which in turn trained the operators at the mine to ensure correct operation for optimum machine efficiency and performance. The distributor remains responsible for after-sales service on the two units.
Brutes Air Solutions was appointed by Atlas Copco as an authorised distributor twelve months ago and has been a service provider to the compressed air industry since 2007. The compressed air filtration specialist is headquartered in Springs with branches in Rustenburg, Cape Town, Durban, Gqeberha, and Namibia.
Contact David Stanford, Atlas Copco Power Technique, Phone 011 821-9800, david.stanford@atlascopco.com
